COLLECTION NAME:
STS-131 Gallery
Record
Title:
3-2-1 Lift Off
Creator:
NASA/Troy Cryder
Description:
Space shuttle Discovery's engines ignited at 6:21 a.m. EDT Monday, April 5, for liftoff of the STS-131 mission from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The seven-member crew will deliver the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo, filled with supplies, a new crew sleeping quarters and science racks that will be transferred to the International Space Station's laboratories. The crew also will switch out a gyroscope on the station's truss, install a spare ammonia storage tank and retrieve a Japanese experiment from the station's exterior. STS-131 is the 33rd shuttle mission to the station and the 131st shuttle mission. Image Credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
Date:
04/05/2010
Identifier:
438971main_2010-2528_full.jpg
MediaType:
Image
MediaType:
image
Collection:
NASA_Multimedia_IMAGEGALLERY
Year:
2010
What:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
What:
STS-1
What:
International Space Station (ISS)
Where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
